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My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:12 PM
Hey guys its been a while since I been here. I lost my beloved Cavalier a year ago due to a blow out and I have replaced her with this 1992 Lexus SC300. This has been my project car for almost a year already. Any honest input or constructive critcisms are welcomed :-)














Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:25 PM
VERY nice. I am looking at mabey getting an sc300. How do you like it, and where is that parking lot? It looks really familiar but I cant put my finger on it. What kind of suspension are you riding on? Great looking car and love everything you have done to it.



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:13 AM
engine shot please




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:11 AM
very nice...LOVE the color.




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:13 AM
wow i like it a lot




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:29 AM
hot




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:38 AM
Very nice, I rarely see those cars around my area. Is that your truck too?

Have a good one,
Justin


Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:19 AM
VERY sweet, what are the performance specs of those cars? Ive never heard anything about these engines.











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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:43 AM
its the same engine as the n/a supra



how many miles are on it? ive wanted one for a long time, but am unsure how many miles is too many.



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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:59 AM
I think it would look hott with a small wing. Maybe something like the stock Prelude wing:







Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:33 AM
a lip spoiler would look far better.




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:47 AM
Word...




Either one would look great, I think. Emphasis on the first one though.



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:49 AM
that thing looks insanely good.







Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:46 PM
agreed.


*sighs* whatever happened to Toyota's designers. they did so well for such a long time...




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:54 PM
Gorgeous.




Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:01 PM
lilbit01 wrote:agreed.


*sighs* whatever happened to Toyota's designers. they did so well for such a long time...


True that. I was just about to say, it crazy to think that car is 14 years old. If I just saw it and had to guess the year, I'd say probably around 2002 or so...



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:16 PM
lilbit01 wrote:a lip spoiler would look far better.


Its a bad shot of the spoiler, but you get the idea.






That was my old 1989 Toyota MZ21 SOARER (7M-GTE engine) the older sibling of the SC 300/SC400.





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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:01 PM
CAS, how did u get your hands on that old Soarer???? U must live overseas.

Anyways, thanks for all the compliments and interests guys. I'll do a write-up later today about these cars: pros and cons and tips on selecting one. I'll also post more pictures of better SCs out there as an example.




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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:23 PM
NICE. I have always wanted to have one of those, but not really the best for CO winters.

My tinter had one for sale, pic below. This thing was in ultra-mint condition. He sold it since he picked up a 2005 EVO 8 MR, modded of course. He was building a monster turbo Supra, which is for sale, but eventually wanted to go back to DSM. He used to have the fastest DSM in CO.

Specs...

Car has no dings, no scratches, no defects to the exterior. It's perfect, or at least as good or better than it came from the factory. I had it painted 2 months after buying it 3 years ago, so that it would be a good show-car for my business, & immediately did what would equal a $1500.00 clearbra kit on it, which is why it is in such good shape. I removed the headlights back then, & wet-sanded them with 1500 grit wet-dry sandpaper, & then plastic-polished them to a perfect crystal clairity, & then clearbra'd them too, & they look far better than any I've seen since.

Car has around 103,000'ish miles on it, & runs & drives absolutely perfectly.

My plans had been to turbo this car, since it has the same 2jzge engine & driveline as the non-turbo Supras have. & as Whitesc300turbo can no doubt confirm, these cars LIKE turbo's. (car is NOT turbo'ed yet however)

Has an automatic tranny. Boost Logic does a $1800 rebuild on these trannies, making them 700HP ready, & that WAS what my plans were, but tranny is stock right now.

So, to prepare for the turbo project, I put a Supra TT suspension on the car, & now it handles very nicely.

It has Supra TT front brakes.. Stops VERY nice!

Supra posi rear diff. No more one wheel spins.

Urethane buschings.. Even tighter around corners.

So the suspension & brakes are ready for the turbo project.

Car has a monster clearbra kit.. Full front bumper, 24" hood piece, headlights, door a-pillars, mirrors, & down both sides of the car, bumper to bumper... FULL protection.

Only real flaw on the car, is inside the drivers door, a small crack where you would rest your arm on the window sill. ALL the Lexus SC300's & SC400's get this crack in the exact same place.. Factory weakness.

There are two options on the wheels.. The picture here has the nice Enkei AEGIS wheels, with 245's on the front, & 295's on the rears. NO rubbing. Tires are Kuhmo MX's.. The top performance ultra high performance tires Kuhmo makes. NO noticeable wear on the wheels & tires, NO dings or scratches on these wheels.

The second option are the 18" wheels in the 2n'd picture. American racing wheels, with 225's all around. Kuhmo 712's on those, a little wear, but not bad.

I'd like to se around $13,500 with the current suspension, & the Enkei wheels.

$12,000 with the American Racing wheels.

OR, I'll sell off the supension upgrades, & brakes, & wheels, & sell the car as stock, with the clearbra, & perfect paint with stock wheels for $10,850





Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:41 PM
that's a SEXY car!!



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:47 PM
The 2jz ge and the tt version the 2jzgte are pretty different engines. a lot of people just opt to stick in the gte into those cars. The stock engine can deal with well over 500 rwhp with only BPU++ upgrades...
those cars are definitely nice, you get performance AND luxury.



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Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:04 PM
Hey guys, here are some of the finer examples:
























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Rear Speakers: Alpine Type-R Coaxial 6" x 9" 2-Way Speaker

Subs: (2) Alpine Type-R SWR-1241 12"
Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:51 PM
@!#$ the lexus give me that damn truck



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:08 PM
Hahaa ^^^^ was thinking the same thing with that truck. The car is sexy as hell, but that truck is off the chains.



Re: My Lexus SC300 Coupe
Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:59 PM
I had no idea that had a supra engine, now Im going to steal my friends Lexus.

Back onto the subject, xKnowOnEx your car looks pimp.








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